SHIP

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Larry's first ship as Radio Officer. 

Wood Lake 

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• Wood Lake – Built in 1944 by Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile for the United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile. To the French Government, Le Havre in 1947, renamed Petit Couronne then Ronsard later that year. To Petrotankers Société Anonyme, Le Havre in 1948. To Superior Shipping Co, Monrovia in 1960, renamed Caribbean Sky. Rebuilt as 14,243 GT bulk carrier in 1961, renamed Aspronisos. Renamed Lake Placid in 1966. To Philip Shipping Corp, Monrovia in 1970, renamed Garanda. Scrapped in 1973 at Santander, bow section joined to stern section of Akron.^[37]
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Built by Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama.

Yardnumber 275. UMSC No. 559. Off. nr. 245439.

Keel laid 06-12-1943. Launched 20-03-1944. Completed 17-04-1944. Gr. 10172 t., Net. 6423 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 11,93 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.

History:

WOOD LAKE-1944 completed for United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile, Alabama, USA.

PETIT COURONNE-1947a for Government of France, Petro Tankers S.A., Le Havre, France.

RONSARD-1947b for Government of France, Petro Tankers S.A., Le Havre, France.

RONSARD-1948 for Petro tankers S.A., Le Havre, France.

CARIBBEAN SKY-1960 for Superior Shipping Company, Monrovia, Liberia.

ASPRONISOS-1962 for Superior Shipping Company, Monrovia, Liberia.

LAKE PLACID-1966 for Superior Shipping Company, Monrovia, Liberia.

GARANDA-1970 for Philip Shipping Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia.

Additional Reports:

Reported Aspronisos lengthened, widened and converted into bulk carrier in 1962 by replacement of bow and cargo section with new forebody built by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Ltd., Aioi. Delivered Jul. 1962

New dimensions 5 Holds, 5 Hatches, 174.4 / 168.0 x 22.9 m, 14243 grt / 23550 dwt.

Reported Lake Placid Heavily damaged by turbine explosion, 10 Oct. 1969, while undergoing engine trials at shipyard in Antwerp, CTL, sold and repaired

Reported Garanda sold to Eisen und Metall A.G., Hamburg, arrived 13 Aug. 1972, re-sold, towed to Santander, arrived 8 Jun.1973, dismantled, afterpart scrapped, forebody joined to machinery section of tanker AKRON (5239852), ex- Fatum-1973, ex- Monsoon-1970.